JUDGMENT

(Common Prayer: Criminal Appeals filed under Section 374(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned XVII Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai dated 15.10.2020 in S.C.No.14 of 2018.)

Common Judgment

1. Both these Criminal Appeals have been filed by the appellants to set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned XVII Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai dated 15.10.2020 in S.C.No.14 of 2018.

2. The appellant in Crl.A.No.591 of 2021 is arrayed as A-1 in S.C.No.14 of 2018 and the appellant in Crl.A.No.518 of 2020 is arrayed as A-2 in the above referred case. Along with other 3 accused, they stood charged for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 294(b) r/w 149, 307 and 506(ii) of IPC. By a judgment dated 15.10.2020, the learned XVII Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, found the appellants guilty of the offence under Section 326 of IPC and accordingly, convicted and sentenced them to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- each, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for 3 months. In o